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Travel with Aremika Travel to “Choquequirao trek 7 days”, which is located in the Valley of Vilcabamba – La Convención – Cusco at an altitude of 3300 masl and 1500 masl, on the white waters of the Apurimac River. Choquequirao trek 7 days was the last Inca refuge in 1536.
The word Choquequirao comes from the meaning “chuqui” which means “gold” and from the word “k’iraw” which means “cradle”, that is, “Cradle of gold”.
The archaeological center is known as the “Sacred Sister” of Machu Picchu, due to the importance of its architecture and the design used in its construction. The landscape is amazing, the site is surrounded by majestic snow-capped peaks, the main one being the snow-capped Salkantay, and deep valleys of typical jungle vegetation.
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To start the trek to Choquequirao, the last refuge of the Incas, we leave early in the morning in a private transport from Cusco, heading to the district of San Pedro de Cachora. We take the main road from Cusco to Abancay, with a detour at Ramal, where we take a dirt road for 16 km to the village of Cachora, while accompanied by a beautiful panorama of landscapes.
San Pedro de Cachora has a varied climate, characterized by a rainy season from November to March and a clear, dry season from April to October. Cachora is located at 2903 masl, with impressive views of the landscape, highlighting the nearby snow-capped peak “Padreyoc”.
The views are very inspiring and breathtaking as we travel through an amazing variety of ecological zones, from the cultivated valleys of the Andes, down through an arid and hot canyon with Capoc, Cactus and Agave trees, and up through a region of lush rainforest, under the towering snow-capped peaks of the Vilcabamba mountain range.
From the town of Chiquisqa, the road to Choquequirao descends steeply to the bottom of the Apurimac canyon to 1500m, where Playa Rosalina is located. From there we begin our ascent to the Inca city.
We arrive at Rosalina Beach at 1550m, 19km from Cachora with its banks bathed by the torrential Apurimac River. A suspension bridge crosses to the other side, where the trail continues its perpetual ascent.
The small villages we will pass through are Santa Rosa where we can enjoy the “Cambrai”, a delicious marinated drink made with sugar cane, and then to Marapata, near Choquequirao. From there we walk about an hour and 30 minutes to our campsite in Choquequirao, where we will spend the night.
As specialists in adventure travel, we have the best designed itinerary in which you will visit the 2 most important Inca cities in the Cusco region: Choquequirao and Machu Picchu. We include the hike to the Inca ruins of Llactapata, which are located right in front of Machu Picchu.
From this viewpoint, you will enjoy the best perspective of Machu Picchu and the surrounding mountains such as Huayna Picchu and the Machu Picchu mountains, as well as the Salkantay mountain. You will also hike the original Inka Trail on the way to the citadel from Llactapata.
The archaeological park of Choquequirao is located at 3033 m.a.s.l., with a temperate climate and cold at night.
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